For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BILLABLE FLOW. The total number of gallons utilized to determine the unit cost for billing for sewage works and facilities.
CAPITAL COSTS. All reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by the city in planning, designing, financing and constructing the sewage works and facilities, including but not limited to costs and expenses for obtaining necessary permits, licenses, approvals and grants for design and construction, fees for legal and consulting services and acquisition.
COMMERCIAL USER. All users of the system classified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented, under Division C, F, G, H and K. For the purposes of this subchapter, users under Divisions A, B, D, E and I shall be included in this definition if they discharge primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences. This classification shall not include users who are otherwise classified in this subchapter as domestic users, governmental users and institutional users.
CONTRACT USER. Any user who has a written contract with the city to use the sewage works and facilities.
DOMESTIC USER. Those establishments of which its related occupations, if any, are usually considered as domestic service and whose discharge consists solely of sanitary wastes.
FLOW. The quantity of “billable flow” expressed in gallons or cubic feet per 24 hours.
GENERAL MUNICIPAL FLOW. The total sewage flow discharged to the sewage works and facilities, minus the flows from industrial users, other municipalities and contract users. GENERAL MUNICIPAL FLOW includes flow from domestic users, commercial users, institutional users and governmental users. GENERAL MUNICIPAL FLOW, based on the design of the sewage treatment facilities, is further defined as flows containing five-day BOD concentrations no greater than 212 mg/l and suspended solids concentrations no greater than 210 mg/l.
GENERAL MUNICIPAL USER. Any user discharging sewage to the general municipal flow other than industrial users, municipalities and other contract users. This category of user includes as subcategories:
(1) Domestic users;
(2) Commercial users;
(3) Institutional users; and
(4) Governmental users which are not contract users.
GOVERNMENTAL USER. Includes those establishments whose function is the administration and/or execution of legislative bodies and agencies which provide general support services for government.
INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY. The portion of the cost of the sewage works and facilities attributable to industrial users which was defrayed by federal grant and which must be recovered pursuant to § 204(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, being 33 U.S.C. § 1284, in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Industrial Cost Recovery Regulations as published in the February 11, 1974, Federal Register (40 C.F.R. Part 35) as amended and supplemented.
INDUSTRIAL USER.
(1) Any nongovernmental user of the sewage works and facilities identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987, Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented, under the following divisions:
(a) Agriculture, forestry and fishing (Div. A);
(b) Mining (Div. B);
(c) Manufacturing (Div. D);
(d) Transportation, communication, electric, gas and sanitary services (Div. E); and
(e) Services (Div. I).
(2) A user in the divisions listed may be excluded and treated as a commercial user if the Council determines it will primarily introduce domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences. For industrial users with sewage containing BOD and suspended solids concentrations less than the concentrations as defined for general municipal flow, charges shall be based on concentrations as defined for general municipal flow.
INSTITUTIONAL USER. Those establishments engaged in activities of a noneconomic nature, frequently being the performance of services for the general public (health, educational, social), and not classified as a governmental or commercial user in this subchapter.
LOAD. Quantities of sewage characteristics such as BOD, SS or other constituents as expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l) or pounds per 24 hours.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER. Any industrial user who discharges sewage which constitutes greater than 10% of the design flow or design pollutant loading of the sewage treatment plant.
USER. Any person, firm, corporation or other entity, whether municipal or otherwise, discharging sewage into the sewage works and facilities.
(1999 Code, § 100.01)